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_Contents._

=PART I.=--=Stories and Fables=--The Wolf on his Death-Bed--Alexander and the Pirate--Zeno's Teaching--Ten Helpers--The Swallow and the Ants--Discontent--Pleasures of Country Life--The Wolf and the Lamb--Simplicity of Farm Life in Ancient Italy--The Conceited Jackdaw--The Ant and the Grasshopper--The Hares contemplate Suicide--The Clever Parrot--Simple Living--The Human Hand--The Bear--Value of Rivers--Love of the Country--Juno and the Peacock--The Camel--The Swallow and the Birds--The Boy and the Echo--The Stag and the Fountain--The Cat's Device--The Human Figure--The Silly Crow--Abraham's Death-Bed--The Frogs ask for a King--The Gods select severally a Favourite Tree--Hear the Other Side.

=PART II.=--=Historical Extracts=--THE STORY OF THE FABII: Historical Introduction--The Story of the Fabii. THE CONQUEST OF VEII: Historical Introduction--The Conquest of Veii. THE SACRIFICE OF DECIUS: Historical Introduction--The Sacrifice of Decius.

=PART III.=--=The First Roman Invasion of Britain=--Introduction to Extracts from Cæsar's Commentaries--The First Roman Invasion of Britain.

=PART IV.=--=The Life of Alexander the Great=--Historical Introduction--Life and Campaigns of Alexander the Great.